Roasted Beet & Radish Salad

After bragging about having cooked my Passover dinner for TWO entire days, and then finding out that our grandmothers add an extra one to two weeks to that, I ended up pretty happy with the results. I originally planned for three guests to attend our seder but four unknown guests requested a seat and of course, we couldn’t say no. It was such a fun evening, plus very educative. Aslan, who is a Ph.D. student of Biblical Literature (and also my husband), explained many parts os the text that we read in Hebrew, which most of us had no idea about, even after 26 years of doing the same ritual. After that came my moment of glory, where I presented my dishes: a Matze Ball Soup, this glorious beet salad, curried cauliflower, stuffed grape leaves, stuffed leeks in tamarind sauce, a rice cake with eggplant, and finally my hazelnut & chocolate cake. The salad was mostly devoured, the sugars of the beets caramelize in the oven and are a perfect balance with the bitterness of the radish and saltiness of pistachios. So here’s the recipe:

Beet & Radish Salad:

3 red beets

3 golden beets

1 turnip

5 small radishes

2 cups kale

1/4 cup pistachios

2 tsp cumin

sea salt & pepper

olive oil

lemon juice

Boil the beets until a fork can easily go through, but not too soft. Take them out and let them cool a bit. Peel them and chop into medium-sized chunks. Heat the oven to 375ºF. Place the beets in a roasting tray with some olive oil, salt, pepper, and cumin. roast for about 30 minutes. With a mandoline, slice the radishes and turnip very thinly. To serve, place the kale in a bowl, add a tablespoon of olive oil and a squeezed lemon, and massage until soft. Add the beets, radish and turnip slices, and pistachios on top. Make a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, salt, and pepper, mix well and dress the salad.

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